List of Christmas number one singles - Definition and Overview

This is a list of Christmas number one singles in the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom

The number one single as given by the official UK Singles Chart

• 1952: Al Martino - Here In My Heart
• 1953: Frankie Laine - Answer Me
• 1954: Winifred Atwell - Let's Have Another Party
• 1955: Dickie Valentine - Christmas Alphabet
• 1956: Johnnie Ray - Just Walkin' In The Rain
• 1957: Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child
• 1958: Conway Twitty - It's Only Make Believe
• 1959: Emile Ford & The Checkmates - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For
• 1960: Cliff Richard & The Shadows - I Love You
• 1961: Danny Williams - Moon River
• 1962: Elvis Presley - Return To Sender
• 1963: The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
• 1964: The Beatles - I Feel Fine
• 1965: The Beatles - Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out
• 1966: Tom Jones - The Green Grass Of Home
• 1967: The Beatles - Hello Goodbye
• 1968: Scaffold - Lily The Pink
• 1969: Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys
• 1970: Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knockin'
• 1971: Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)
• 1972: Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
• 1973: Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
• 1974: Mud - Lonely This Christmas
• 1975: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
• 1976: Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born (Soleado)
• 1977: Wings - Mull of Kintyre / Girls' School
• 1978: Boney M - Mary's Boy Child-Oh My Lord
• 1979: Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)
• 1980: St Winifred's School Choir - There's No One Quite Like Grandma
• 1981: The Human League - Don't You Want Me
• 1982: Renee & Renato - Save Your Love
• 1983: The Flying Pickets - Only You
• 1984: Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
• 1985: Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
• 1986: Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
• 1987: Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
• 1988: Cliff Richard - Mistletoe & Wine
• 1989: Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas?
• 1990: Cliff Richard - Saviours' Day
• 1991: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives
• 1992: Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
• 1993: Mr Blobby - Mr Blobby
• 1994: East 17 - Stay Another Day
• 1995: Michael Jackson - Earth Song
• 1996: Spice Girls - 2 Become 1
• 1997: Spice Girls - Too Much
• 1998: Spice Girls - Goodbye
• 1999: Westlife - I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun
• 2000: Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It?
• 2001: Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Somethin' Stupid
• 2002: Girls Aloud - Sound Of The Underground
• 2003: Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules - Mad World
• 2004: Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas?

The Beatles are the only artists to have four number ones, three consecutively starting from 1963. The Spice Girls managed to equal having three in a row from 1996. Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody is the only single to have reached the top twice at Christmas time, in 1975 and 1991, although Do They Know It's Christmas has been Christmas number one in each of its three versions. Charity song Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid is the second best selling single in UK history, and many of the above songs are in the List of best selling singles (UK).